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Integrated OMICS platforms identify LAIR1 genetic variants as novel predictors of cross-sectional and longitudinal susceptibility to severe malaria and all-cause mortality in Kenyan children
(EBioMedicine, 2019-07-02)Background Severe malarial anaemia (SMA) is a leading cause of childhood mortality in holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum regions. Methods To gain an improved understanding of SMA pathogenesis, whole genome and transcriptome ... -
Integrating Indigenous Abaluhya Worldview with Western Scientific Approaches in Communicating Climate Change Related to Conservation of Kakamega Forest
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-22)Communicating climate change remains an integral aspect of the quest to manage the impacts of climate change. Communicating climate change largely takes the western scientific approach without much consideration of African ... -
Interactive Communication and Marketing Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises within Nyanza Region, Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2023-04-27)To address the ever-changing needs of the clients, MSEs have to potentiate their one-to-one interaction with their customers as a cornerstone for their marketing performance. This is because interactive marketing courtesy ... -
An intercomparison of remote sensing river discharge estimation algorithms from measurements of river height, width, and slope.
(Water Resources Research, 2016-05-13)The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission planned for launch in 2020 will map river elevations and inundated area globally for rivers >100 m wide. In advance of this launch, we here evaluated the ... -
Interest-Rate Capping and the Security Prices of Bank Companies Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Journal of Finance and Economics, 2020-04-12)Banks play an essential role in the creation of new capital in a country, help the growth process by collecting the savings of the individuals and lend them out to a business-people and manufacturers. Banks also play an ... -
Interleukin (IL)-13 promoter polymorphisms (-7402 T/G and -4729G/A) condition susceptibility to pediatric severe malarial anemia but not circulating IL-13 levels
(BMC Immunology, 2013-03-25)In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas such as western Kenya, severe malarial anemia [SMA, hemoglobin (Hb) < 6.0 g/dL, with any density parasitemia] is the most common clinical manifestation of severe ... -
Interleukin (IL)-13 promoter polymorphisms (-7402 T/G and -4729G/A) condition susceptibility to pediatric severe malarial anemia but not circulating IL-13 levels
(BMC Imunology, 2013-03-25)n holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas such as western Kenya, severe malarial anemia [SMA, hemoglobin (Hb) < 6.0 g/dL, with any density parasitemia] is the most common clinical manifestation of severe malaria ... -
Interleukin (IL)-13 promoter polymorphisms (-7402 T/G and -4729G/A) condition susceptibility to pediatric severe malarial anemia but not circulating IL-13 levels.
(BMC Immunology, 2013-03-13)In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas such as western Kenya, severe malarial anemia [SMA, hemoglobin (Hb) < 6.0 g/dL, with any density parasitemia] is the most common clinical manifestation of severe ... -
Internal Transcribed Spacer Primers Detect Better Ustilago kamerunensis; A Napier Grass Head Smut Pathogen Constraining The Dairy Sector In Eastern Africa
(Journal of Agri-Food and Applied Sciences, 2014-09-30)Two completely randomized glasshouse screening experiments in design coupled with two molecular screening assays were carried out at Kenya Agricultural Research Institute’s Muguga South and Trypanosomiasis Research Centres ... -
International Journal for Disaster Management & Risk Reduction
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International Journal for Disaster Management & Risk Reduction
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International Journal of Disaster Management and Risk Reduction
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International Journal of Disaster Response and Emergency Management
(International Journal of Disaster Response and Emergency Management, 2020-07)This paper explores how PWD's well-being is realized in disaster situations in Kisumu County of Kenya. There is a significant population of 15,760 persons with disability across Kisumu County. Their well-being is protected ... -
Interpersonal Communication Barriers to Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-24)ervical cancer is still a major health risk for women even though it is preventable. Its prevalence indicates lack of success with screening and early diagnosis. Considering most women who visit hospitals have advanced ... -
Interpretability of English medical discourse into Lubukusu
(Research Journal in Advanced Humanities, 2023-07-26)In this era of massive travel and inevitable migration, many doctors encounter patients with whom they do not share a common language. Whenever doctors encounter patients with whom they have no common language, interpretation ... -
Intervention Time Series Modeling of Infant Mortality: Impact of Free Maternal Health Care
(Asian Journal of Probability and Statistics, 2020-09-07)Infant mortality is an important marker of the overall society health. The 3rd goal of the Sustainable Development Goals aims at reducing infant deaths that occur due to preventable causes by 2030. Due to increased infant ... -
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Risk Factors for Nosocomial Pressure Injury among Hospitalized Adults at a Tertiary Hospital in Western Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-10-12)The high incidence and prevalence of nosocomial pressure injuries pose a threat to safe hospitalization and additional strain on the healthcare system. Analysis of pressure injury risk factors is necessary for efficient ...